Once upon a time, the Caribbean was a hub of agriculture. Today, CARICOM is on a mission to reduce the region’s high food import bill by 25 percent. Two UWI scholars have written a book that gives a detailed examination of our reliance on foreign food and how to overcome it.
This work, titled Food Security in the Caribbean: Historical Perspectives, Current Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions, was launched in October at the Main Salon of the Office of the Campus Principal at UWI St Augustine.
Food Security in the Caribbean was written by agricultural economist and Campus Registrar at The UWI Mona campus, Dr Donovan Stanberry, and Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul, a regional agricultural sector expert and former lecturer at UWI St Augustine’s Faculty of Food and Agriculture. It is published by Palgrave Macmillan.
The book analyses the state of food security on four pillars: availability, access, utilisation, and stability. Additionally, it offers insights into key trends in food production, consumption, and access while combining data from the CARICOM Secretariat, Ministries of Agriculture, and other relevant institutions.
